Fans now have a reason to tune in to their favorite streaming platform every Tuesday. Titled Tuesday (TT) broadcasts are back, hosted by the one and only GM Robert Hess! Shows start weekly at 11 a.m. ET / 17:00 CEST / 8:30 p.m. IST on…
Round two of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup featured wins on four out of five boards, with the white pieces scoring every point. GM Levon Aronian came back from the dead to beat GM Vincent Keymer, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat GM Sam Sevian in a compli...
As GM Magnus Carlsen celebrates another Esports World Cup title, attention is already turning to the road to next year's event. The Champions Chess Tour (CCT) 2026-2027 cycle remains the main road to the next Esports World Cup—with a tweaked...
The inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC), which was set to feature a 128-player chess tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 2-29, has been postponed by one year to November 2027, the Esports Foundation (EF) announced on Tuesday.
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GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu has caught GM Wesley So in the lead of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on 5/8, just before the final round. With the black pieces, Praggnanandhaa beat GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in just 27 moves, while So made a draw against G...
GM Tuan Minh Le won his first Titled Tuesday of the year on August 18, and the 12th of his career, after coming out ahead of GMs Parham Maghsoodloo and Arjun Erigaisi on tiebreaks with a score of 9.5/11. Le recovered from a first-round loss…
You can now play chess against indie pop star Faye Webster. Challenge her on our Play Computer page to get to know her playstyle—a great warm-up in case you decide to play in her Faye Webster Invitational chess tournament on September 27 in ...
We're excited to announce the next State of Chess, our live show where Chief Chess Officer IM Danny Rensch shares what Chess.com has been working on and what's coming next. It's also where you can ask us questions directly and get answers live on ...
With two rounds left, GM Wesley So continues to lead the 2026 Sinquefield Cup on 4.5/7 after making an almost instant draw with GM Anish Giri in round seven on Monday. He's trailed by GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana, and Praggnan...
GM Wesley So still leads GMs Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vincent Keymer, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu by half a point after round six of the 2026 Sinquefield Cup, with GM Anish Giri scoring the day's only win. He said he "went a litt...